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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk on the Sun or stroll through the galaxies deep? Approach snowcapped mountains so steep? Leaving the earthly body and awakening in the Spirit truly alive! For this earthly body has been doomed in darkness to die. No matter how we try, a heavy packContinue reading “To Touch Wonder”

Recently, my wife and I went on a short trip to South Dakota to get away from our ordinary routine. We visited a famous stone monument etched into the side of a mountain. It was extraordinary — really, quite breathtaking. People come from all around the world to see it. Taking pictures of the monumentContinue reading “Heart of Stone”

Have you seen the movies where the patient is in surgery, lying on the medical table and the heart monitor is tracking their heart beats? There comes a critical moment when the heart monitor reads a straight line, signifying the heart is no longer beating. The doctor orders the nurses to go ahead and performContinue reading “The Heart of the Issue”

Have you ever wondered why grace is mentioned in the beginning and end of several of the New Testament books? They state, “Grace be with you.” The purpose of this writing is to delve deeper into the meaning of grace. What is this thing called “grace”? Okay, I’m more of a visual person. Don’t explainContinue reading “Say Grace”

Tell me, who doesn’t like a rag to riches story?  It might bring a tear to your eyes.  I want to share a little bit about a well-known musical, “Annie.” This story is about a dirt-poor orphan girl named Annie. She is a beautiful little girl full of mischief who clings to the hope ofContinue reading “Through the Eyes of Annie: An Easter Story”

A couple weeks ago I was fighting off the coronavirus. I remained in isolation except for contact with my wife, from whom I contracted the virus. It took last week to finally rid myself of its effects. Being stuck in house arrest for that time really makes you want to be well. You just wantContinue reading “Freedom in Dancing”

I visited my mom this last weekend, and I went through some of her old photographs. I saw photos of when my wife and I were in the beginning stages of our life together. There were pictures of births, birthdays, family vacations. It’s often said, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” but I don’tContinue reading “More than Memories”

We make choices every day. We choose to get out of bed in the morning. We choose to go to work. We choose to stay up late to watch another television show only to be tired the next morning.  We choose where we sleep, what we eat, and what we wear.  We choose who weContinue reading “The Choice”

A few nights ago, my wife and I were watching a romantic comedy. In the movie, the daughter was dealing with the divorce of her parents, and she wanted her father to tell her how he ended up marrying her mother. So the father told her, “It’s complicated.” But she persisted and her dad gaveContinue reading “A Love Note”